Mobil Classic Weekend #3 Recap
CGA Tour — Mobil Classic (2026)
Weekend #3 Recap: Leaderboard Tightens as Deadline Week Arrives
Weekend three of four in the CGA Tour’s Mobil Classic is officially in the books, and while the leaderboard didn’t see a change at the top, several players made their move as the final weekend looms. With only seven of sixteen players having completed their tournament rounds, the pressure is building—and now the clock is officially ticking.
The biggest movement came Sunday, as multiple competitors tried to survive difficult conditions and climb the board before the Memorial Day cutoff weekend.
Marc Dispenza got things started Friday at Pelham Bay Golf Course, but unfortunately found himself battling uphill nearly all round long. Dispenza carded a net +14, which currently places him 7th and last among completed rounds. Marc managed net birdies on holes 5, 7, and 15, but mistakes piled up throughout the day. Net bogeys on 1, 2, 4, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18 combined with net doubles on 3, 6, 8, and 17 created a scorecard that never quite found rhythm.
Sunday brought one of the cleanest rounds of the tournament so far.
Noah Alviti, the reigning 2024 Mobil Classic champion, put together a steady, disciplined performance at Mountain Branch Golf Club and posted a net +2, good enough for solo third place. Entering the day, rookie Kyle Monroe occupied that spot at the same score, but Noah grabbed the tiebreak advantage and bumped Monroe into fourth. The round itself was incredibly simple: net birdies on holes 4 and 12, net bogeys on 3, 9, 14, and 15, and every other hole a net par. No blow-up holes. No chaos. Just clean golf and a veteran performance that kept mistakes to an absolute minimum.
Then came Eagle Chase Golf Club, where conditions proved unforgiving for both competitors.
For Christian Benzing, it was a complete tale of two nines. The front side looked disastrous early with net bogeys on 2, 3, 8, and 9, net doubles on 1 and 7, and a crushing net triple bogey on hole 4. But then something changed. Christian completely flipped the script on the back nine, carding nothing but pars except for a net birdie on 13 and an electric net eagle on 18. That late rally salvaged the round and left Benzing at net +8, currently 5th place.
Ryan Grimaldi endured his own battle at Eagle Chase and finished at net +10, good enough for 6th place. The scorecard was anything but boring. Grimaldi managed four net birdies (3, 7, 16, and 18), showing flashes of firepower, but Eagle Chase struck back repeatedly with bogeys on 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, and 17 plus doubles on 2, 14, and 15. It was one of those rounds where momentum seemed ready to turn multiple times but never fully arrived.
Despite all the movement behind him, Casey Rutkey remains firmly on top of the Mobil Classic leaderboard at net -5, and with fewer than half the field completed, the event remains wide open.
Now attention shifts to the final weekend—and it’s a big one.
Memorial Day weekend serves as the fourth and final opportunity for players to complete their Mobil Classic rounds. With nine players still needing to tee it up, expect a packed slate of action and a potential leaderboard shakeup.
And right behind it? Myrtle Beach.
The annual golf trip is now only one week away, and with the season’s biggest road trip approaching, players aren’t just chasing standings—they’re chasing momentum. Nobody wants to roll into Myrtle Beach searching for answers.
The final weekend is here. Time to post a number.
